Bedford Road Primary Academy | School performance

46%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

373

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

46%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

373

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

46%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

373

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBedford

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Bedford Road Primary Academy · Primary · Bedford

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard

46%

46%46%46%

'25

'25 · 46%

RWM higher standard

3%3%3%

'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

24%

Writing expected standard

64%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

54%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

71%

SPAG expected standard

61%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

373

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

33%

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH

Local authority

Bedford

Website

bedfordroad-primary.org

Telephone

01234851011

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	46%	3%	73%	24%	64%	7%	54%	14%	71%	61%	104.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	21%	373
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	24%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	373	23.0	21%	33%	30%	5%	17%
2023/24	392	—	24%	28%	29%	6%	20%